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Joseph Omotayo

Education: Bachelor of Arts Literature-in-English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (2012-2016), Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab Advance digital reporting workshop (2024)

Experience: Critical Literature Review (Head reviewer) 2010-2014, The234Project (Writer) 2016-2017, Coordinator of OAU The234Project Essay contest (2017), Afridiaspora (Chief Reviewer, 2016-2018), Dubawa Fact checking fellow (2022)

Awards: Best editor and writer (Legit.ng, 2020), My Favourite Nigerian Character in a Book Contest (2011), Unoma Azuah’s Edible Bones Book Review Prize (2013)

Joseph Omotayo is a journalist who has been writing on human interest topics since 2019. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He is the head of Human Interest and Diaspora Desk at Legit. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.

5440 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Love finally wins as retired soldier finds his long lost lover after 70 years

Love finally wins as retired soldier finds his long lost lover after 70 years

People

4 years ago

Will he later eat it? Reactions as man uses chocolate to build giraffe animal in video, shows how he did it

Will he later eat it? Reactions as man uses chocolate to build giraffe animal in video, shows how he did it

People

4 years ago

We don't pluck money in Europe, anything we send, appreciate am - Nigerian lady says, video stirs reactions

We don't pluck money in Europe, anything we send, appreciate am - Nigerian lady says, video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Young man storms mall to dance, security men 'chase' him, he still dances while walking out in video

Young man storms mall to dance, security men 'chase' him, he still dances while walking out in video

People

4 years ago

Nigerian man working as soldier in US Army sings Olamide's Durosoke song in video, enjoys himself, many react

Nigerian man working as soldier in US Army sings Olamide's Durosoke song in video, enjoys himself, many react

People

4 years ago

Woman bakes cake that looks like toilet, sits on it, eats 'tissue', video stirs reactions

Woman bakes cake that looks like toilet, sits on it, eats 'tissue', video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Sweet moment police officer takes lunch to husband's office, serves him food like king in presence of people

Sweet moment police officer takes lunch to husband's office, serves him food like king in presence of people

People

4 years ago

Zambian police officer, Mutale Shula, has been praised on social media after she delivered homemade food to her husband Daniel Lubinda's office on his birthday.

E reach your turn, you marry client - Reactions as young man shares video of his old oyinbo lover

E reach your turn, you marry client - Reactions as young man shares video of his old oyinbo lover

People

4 years ago

A young man showed people how very happy he is to have a white lover. Even though the woman is older than he is, the young man shared a video of them together.

I've been homeless with nowhere to go - Pretty oyinbo lady laments in viral video, gets instant help from man

I've been homeless with nowhere to go - Pretty oyinbo lady laments in viral video, gets instant help from man

People

4 years ago

A young man, Jimmy Darts, touched the heart of a young lady who has been homeless for about three months. He made her smile again with N207,560 money gift.

Is it that easy? Reactions as young lady dances & skips to Rema Calm Down song in viral video

Is it that easy? Reactions as young lady dances & skips to Rema Calm Down song in viral video

People

4 years ago

A beautiful lady got many people praising her when she skipped and danced at the same time. Many TikTok users wanted to know how she was able to do so easily.

Emotional moment Nigerian man who's been serving in US military comes back after 6 years, surprises family

Emotional moment Nigerian man who's been serving in US military comes back after 6 years, surprises family

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A video of a Nigerian paying his family a visit after 6 years of being away serving in the US military stirred massive reactions online. His dad was happy.

Nigerian man serving in US Army surprises oyinbos with his strength during 'training', video stirs reactions

Nigerian man serving in US Army surprises oyinbos with his strength during 'training', video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man working in the American Army was praised by his colleagues after he showed off his strength. He made amazing number of pull ups in a video.

Oyinbo man turns Ameno Dorime track into Yoruba song, video of him wearing agbada causes stir online

Oyinbo man turns Ameno Dorime track into Yoruba song, video of him wearing agbada causes stir online

People

4 years ago

A white man surprised many people as he tried to make beautiful music using Yoruba language. Many people loved that he wore an agbada during his performance.

You too sabi: Video captures moment young man named all 36 states governors in Nigeria, his colleagues shout

You too sabi: Video captures moment young man named all 36 states governors in Nigeria, his colleagues shout

People

4 years ago

A man surprised his colleagues and many on social media after he reeled out the names of every governor in each state including the federal capital territory.

Kids jump down from beds, quickly obey their father after murmuring to mum, funny video stirs reactions

Kids jump down from beds, quickly obey their father after murmuring to mum, funny video stirs reactions

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A family TikTok video has stirred reactions online when the father came in to shout an instruction out to his children when he realised they wanted to be lazy.

Joseph Omotayo